You are pregnant
Anything that affects your endocrine system (it could be pregnancy or menopause) can cause you to sweat more than usual. Simply because hormonal changes come disturb the operation of the thermostat that we have in the brain, making it believe (wrongly) that our body temperature is overheated. This has the effect of triggering the production of sweat, in order to reduce it.
You are stressed
Yes the smell of your sweat seems stronger than usual, ask yourself if you are not too stressed at the moment. The sweat we produce when we are too hot is evacuated by the eccrine sweat glands (the most numerous) and contains mainly water and salt. But when you are very stressed, sweat is evacuated by the apocrine glands, located in the armpits. Their sweat contains fats and proteins which mix with the bacteria present on our skin causing body odor.
You are on the verge of heat stroke
If this summer, during a walk in the sun, you realize that you are not sweating, immediately move to a shady place and drink something cool (but without caffeine or alcohol!) because you risk heatstroke. Anhidrosis, or the inability to sweat normally results in a thermoregulatory disorder that prevents your body from cooling down naturally.
But beware: this inability to sweat can also be due to a genetic disease or can be caused by a drug or a skin condition (scleroderma).
You are hypoglycemic
Normally, your blood sugar should be between 70 and 100 mg/dl, when measured without food. But if it falls below 70 mg, either because of diabetes or because you practice a physical activity at an intensive pace, you are likely to feel the effects, especially on sweating. One of the symptoms of hypoglycemia is excessive sweating and cold, clammy skin, especially on the back of the neck. Take something quickly to raise your sugar level.
Your thyroid is malfunctioning
If you sweat a lot and in unusual situations (for example, when you are sitting quietly in a cool room, away from any stressful situation), you may be suffering from of hyperhidrosis. It’s caused by over-stimulation of the nerves that trigger the sweat glands, as if they were constantly on the “on” position and unable to get themselves into the “off” position. It happens more often to children, teenagers and young adults with a family history, without really knowing the cause.
But sometimes hyperhidrosis is a side effect of another pathology like Parkinson’s diseasegout or hyperthyroidism. If five minutes after showering you are already drenched in sweat, ask your doctor for a TSH test to check that your thyroid is working well.
Read also :
What not to eat if you don’t want to sweat
Heat: why am I sweating so much?
